上夜 shàng yè ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄝˋ soeng5 je6
- to be on night duty
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- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
夜
- 半夜 bàn yè ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ bun3 je6 midnight
- 夜市 yè shì ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ je6 si5 night market
- 夜晚 yè wǎn ㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄢˇ je6 maan5 night
- 夜景 yè jǐng ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ je6 ging2 nightscape
- 夜校 yè xiào ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ je6 haau6 evening school
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- 夜班 yè bān ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄢ je6 baan1 night shift
- 夜里 夜裡 yè li ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧ je6 leoi5 during the night
- 夜间 夜間 yè jiān ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢ je6 gaan1 nighttime
- 彻夜 徹夜 chè yè ㄔㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ cit3 je6 the whole night
- 日夜 rì yè ㄖˋ ㄧㄝˋ jat6 je6 day and night
- 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè ㄓㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ zau3 je6 day and night
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 深夜 shēn yè ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 je6 very late at night
- 熬夜 áo yè ㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ ngou4 je6 to stay up late or all night
- 连夜 連夜 lián yè ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ lin4 je6 that very night
- 黑夜 hēi yè ㄏㄟ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 je6 night
- 夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ je6 zung2 wui2 nightclub; nightspot
- 年夜饭 年夜飯 nián yè fàn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄢˋ nin4 je6 faan6 reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
- 开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē ㄎㄞ ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄜ hoi1 je6 ce1 to burn the midnight oil
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
- 俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
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- 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
- 长夜漫漫 長夜漫漫 cháng yè màn màn ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ coeng4 je6 maan6 maan6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè ㄏㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 tin1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the middle of the night
- 漫漫长夜 漫漫長夜 màn màn cháng yè ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ maan6 maan6 coeng4 je6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 上夜 校 。
She goes to night school.
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汤姆 湯姆 上夜 班 。
Tom is working the night shift.
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